I get to be the first doctor in the family [because of the honorary degree they're giving me].

I believe in the separation of church and planet.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.

Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway.

Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.

Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.

Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love that turn out to pay the best.

Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.

I've got soggy thighs. It must be dinner time.

It was the calm before the storm, and holy crap, my bones knew it was going to be the storm of my life.

Let it go with love to let it be yours forever.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is kindness.

Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear.And I, I can’t help but ask myself how much I let the fear take the wheel and steer.

Whatever my individual desires were to be free I was not alone. There were others who felt the same way.

Living in New York, you get a lot of confidence; when I go back to Michigan, I realise how obnoxious and demanding and straightforward I am.

Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.

Throw leaders into an extreme environment, and it will separate the stark differences between greatness and mediocrity.

Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words since I first called my brother's father dad.